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   Martin Gregorie to The old geezer   
   Re: Old Zappa vs. New Zappa.....   
   11 Apr 19 22:58:37   
   
   From: martin@mydomain.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:30:22 -0700, The old geezer wrote:   
      
   > On Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 10:09:27 PM UTC-5, Mike Espinoza wrote:   
   >   
   > Bob Dylan fans who hate everything after John Wesley Harding.  (Okay,   
   > they may be justified.)......   
   >   
   > Except for "Blood On The Tracks", they are.   
   >   
   Sounds about right - for Dylan.   
      
   As for FZ, I don't agree: I like 'Dance Me This' a lot and am very glad I   
   managed to see the Ensemble Modern live in the Royal Festival Hall   
   playing Yellow Shark pieces. The audience was split roughly 50:50 between   
   Zappa fans and the contemporary music crowd, but nonetheless turned out   
   to be a great concert. The EM clearly enjoyed the audience response once   
   we'd livened up the contemporary gang and they'd realised they didn't   
   have to just clap politely but that more robust applause was also   
   appreciated.   
      
   I would add 'Roxy By Proxy' too, except that's old Zappa, not new. It is,   
   however, my favourite FZ lineup at its peak.   
      
      
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